ὀρέγομαιorégomai
to stretch oneself, i.e. reach out after (long for)
Greek (New Testament) · G3713
Meanings
to reach, stretch out; passive and middle, to stretch oneself out, reach forth; metaphorically, to reach after, grasp at, aspire to: with genitive of thing, 1 Timothy 3:1, Hebrews 11:16; φιλαργυρίας, 1 Timothy 6:10.
Synonyms
ἐπιθυμέω, to desire (see that word).
Same root
- ὄροςóros · G3735perhaps akin to G142 (αἴρω); compare G3733 (ὄρνις)); a mountain (as lifting itself above the plain)
- ὀργυιάorguiá · G3712a stretch of the arms, i.e. a fathom
- ὄρεξιςórexis · G3715excitement of the mind, i.e. longing after
- ὀργήorgḗ · G3709properly, desire (as a reaching forth or excitement of the mind), i.e. (by analogy), violent passion (ire, or (justifiable) abhorrence); by implication punishment
Where it appears
Appears 3 times in the Bible.
- 1 Timothy 3:1 This is a trustworthy saying: “If someone aspires to be a church leader, he desires an honorable position.”
- 1 Timothy 6:10 For the love of money is the root of all kinds of evil. And some people, craving money, have wandered from the true faith and pierced themselves with many sorrows.
- Hebrews 11:16 But they were looking for a better place, a heavenly homeland. That is why God is not ashamed to be called their God, for he has prepared a city for them.
Source: G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament (1922), public domain.